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Zycus Contract Lifecycle Management

Close contracts faster. Never miss what you signed for.

Zycus CLM drafts from your playbook, reviews every clause for risk and tracks each obligation after signature, so the value you negotiate is the value you get.

Trusted by procurement teams at

  • Broadridge
  • Nordea
  • MUFG
  • Swissport
  • Regeneron
  • DeAcero
  • Cargolux Airlines
  • BDO Unibank
Contract lifecycle management

Most contracts get all the attention before signature and none after it. Zycus CLM gets them signed faster, then keeps every obligation, renewal and risk in view for the whole term.

What changes
50%Shorter contract cycle times
35%Faster drafting and clause extraction
40 to 60%Less legal review time
How it works

One contract, from the first ask to the renewal.

Step 1 of 6

Ask for a contract

Say what you need in plain words.

  • Tell Merlin Intake what you need in chat or Microsoft Teams.
  • See the supplier, contract type, value and term filled in for you.
  • Let policy pick the route: sourcing first when it is high value or regulated, straight to legal when it is not.
Step 2 of 6

Get a first draft

Written in your own approved language.

  • Start from your template, the supplier’s paper or the sourcing award.
  • Pull approved clauses from your clause library, not from an old email.
  • Find parties, dates, fees and rates already in the right places.
Step 3 of 6

See the risk first

Before legal opens the file.

  • Compare supplier paper with your template, clause by clause.
  • Read a risk score on every clause and on the whole contract.
  • Spot missing protections, such as a data processing agreement, at a glance.
Step 4 of 6

Negotiate in Word

With a second opinion on every change.

  • Work on supplier redlines as tracked changes in Microsoft Word.
  • Get an accept, reject or counter recommendation on each one, with the reasons.
  • Answer with fallback wording straight from your playbook.
Step 5 of 6

Approve and sign

Approvers follow your rules, not your inbox.

  • Route by value, region, business unit and risk, in series or in parallel.
  • Approve from chat, email or the dashboard, with every decision logged.
  • Sign electronically and capture obligations the moment the last signature lands.
Step 6 of 6

Keep its promises

Signed is where the value starts.

  • Turn obligations, SLAs and milestones into tasks with owners and dates.
  • Hear about renewals and notice windows early, with a recommendation.
  • Know when supplier risk or a new regulation touches a clause.
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Merlin Contract Value Leakage Agent

Turn your contracts into real savings.

Reads your contracts against your spend, finds the rebates and discounts you are owed and drafts the claim.

What’s inside

Everything in Zycus CLM, stage by stage.

Merlin AI apps and core capabilities, grouped by the stage of the contract they help with.

01

Request and draft

Start from approved language.

Merlin Intake

Merlin AI

Start a contract in chat or Microsoft Teams, and generate SOWs from MSAs and pricing data.

Authoring Copilot

Merlin AI

Checks drafts against your clause library, past contracts and regulatory guidance.

Metadata extraction

Merlin AI

Pulls parties, dates, values and terms, plus any custom fields you define.

Clause library and playbooks

Approved wording and fallback positions for every draft and every counter.

Multi-party authoring in Word

Your team and suppliers redline at the same time in Microsoft Word.

02

Review and negotiate

See the risk before legal does.

Contract summaries

Merlin AI

The critical clauses, obligations and risks of any contract in one read.

InstaReview

Merlin AI

A risk score on every clause and on the whole contract, against your standards.

Template Comparator

Merlin AI

Supplier paper against your template, with missing protections called out.

Negotiation Copilot

Merlin AI

Accept, reject or counter on every redline, with the reasons behind it.

03

Approve and sign

The right approvers, in the right order.

Flexible approvals

Serial, parallel or group approvals by value, region, business unit or risk.

Workflow assistant

Merlin AI

Ask what stage a contract is in or who approves next, and get a live answer.

Merlin Help

Merlin AI

Step-by-step guidance for setting up contracts, clauses and workflows.

Integrated e-signature

DocuSign, Adobe Sign and other providers built into the flow.

Audit logs and version control

Every action recorded, and any two versions compared side by side.

04

Store and search

Every contract, one question away.

Unified repository

Contracts, amendments, MSAs and SOWs in one place, including supplier paper.

Contract Discovery

Merlin AI

Brings legacy contracts in from shared drives and old repositories, classified.

Contract analysis chat

Merlin AI

Ask one contract or the whole repository in plain English and jump to the clause.

Bulk clause extraction

Merlin AI

Pull clauses and excerpts from many agreements at once for audits and due diligence.

05

Manage after signature

Signed is where the value starts.

Obligation and milestone tracking

Obligations become tasks with owners, due dates and the clause they came from.

Alerts, reminders and watchers

Renewals, expirations and amendments flagged in Teams, email and mobile.

Renewal intelligence

Performance, risk and market data turned into a renew, renegotiate or exit call.

Contract Monitor

Merlin AI

Flags signed contracts when supplier risk or a new regulation touches a clause.

Spend alignment and insights

Spend matched to contracts to cut maverick buying, with Insight Studio dashboards.

Before and after signature

Most contract tools stop at the signature. Zycus CLM keeps going.

Before signature

Where most tools stop

  • Drafts start from approved languageTemplates, clause library and sourcing awards.
  • Risk is scored before legal reads itEvery clause checked against your standards.
  • Redlines arrive with a recommendationAccept, reject or counter, with the reasons.
  • Approvals route themselvesBy value, region, business unit and risk.
After signature

Value you can see

  • Obligations become tasksEach with an owner, a due date and the clause it came from.
  • Renewals never sneak upAlerts before notice windows close, with a strategy.
  • Risk is caught mid-termContract Monitor flags supplier and regulatory changes.
  • Rebates and discounts get claimedMerlin Contract Value Leakage Agent finds what you are owed.
Customer stories

What our customers say.

Gabriel Kiewek
Weeks2 seconds
“The process that has improved the most with Zycus’ digitization has been our true visibility on spend on a one-click basis. Something that used to take us weeks is now done in 2 seconds.”
Gabriel KiewekChief Operating OfficerNippon Gases
Heineken
On-the-go approvals
“This AI-powered tool has transformed how we manage Source-to-Pay requests, providing real-time notifications to keep us informed and enabling seamless on-the-go approvals.”
Rafael Ribeiro GoncalvesSenior Technology Specialist, Heineken
Regeneron
A single platform
“I’m impressed with Zycus for providing a single platform that fosters team collaboration and customizing solutions to meet our needs at Regeneron. Their quick turnaround on change requests has been excellent.”
Anita MontanoSenior Manager, Sourcing Analytics, Regeneron
Nordea
Built in,
not bolted on
“The only partner able to cover the procurement transformation journey with AI built into it, not bolted onto it.”
Nordea
MUFGBroadridgeDeAceroSwissportCargoluxBDO Unibank
FAQ

Questions buyers ask about Zycus CLM

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What is Zycus Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)?

Zycus CLM is AI-powered contract lifecycle management software that covers the full contract process: request and intake, authoring, clause review, negotiation, approvals, e-signature, and obligation and renewal tracking. It is built natively into the Zycus Source-to-Pay suite, so every contract stays linked to the sourcing event, supplier record and spend data around it.

Which AI apps come with Zycus CLM?

Zycus CLM includes twelve Merlin GenAI apps: Merlin Intake for conversational requests and SOW generation, Authoring Copilot, metadata extraction and field profiling, contract summaries, InstaReview risk scoring, Template Comparator, Negotiation Copilot, Contract Discovery for legacy contracts, a contract analysis chat, a workflow assistant, Merlin Help, and Contract Monitor for signed contracts.

How does AI help draft and review contracts?

Zycus CLM identifies the contract type, prefills fields from requests, sourcing awards and supplier master data, and suggests clauses from your clause library. InstaReview then scores each clause and the whole contract for risk against your standards, and Template Comparator shows how supplier paper deviates from your template, including missing protections, with suggested fixes.

How does the Negotiation Copilot work?

The Negotiation Copilot analyzes supplier redlines in real time and recommends whether to accept, reject or counter each one. Every recommendation comes with its reasoning, drawn from your playbook, past executed contracts, supplier performance and risk, regulatory guidance and market intelligence. It also suggests alternative clauses from your clause library, and works with Microsoft Word through Word Connect.

Can I search and ask questions across all my contracts?

Yes. You can ask a single contract a question, such as “What are the payment terms?”, and jump to the exact clause, or query the whole repository, such as “Which contracts expire in the next 60 days?” Natural language search handles positive and negative conditions, highlights the matching sections and supports bulk download of clauses for audits and due diligence.

How does Zycus CLM track obligations and renewals?

AI extracts obligations such as milestones, payment terms, SLAs, KPIs, warranties and renewal conditions, then turns them into tasks with owners and due dates. Alerts flag obligations at risk and renewals before notice windows close, and renewal analytics recommend whether to renegotiate, extend or exit. Contract Monitor also flags executed contracts when a supplier’s credit rating drops or a regulation changes.

How is Zycus CLM different from Merlin Contract Value Leakage Agent?

Zycus CLM runs the contract lifecycle, from request to signature to obligation tracking. Merlin Contract Value Leakage Agent is an autonomous agent on the Merlin Agentic Platform that works on the contracts you have already signed: it reads rebate and discount clauses, computes what you are owed from spend and P2P data, reconciles it against what you received and supports recovery of the gap.

Does Zycus CLM integrate with Microsoft Word, e-signature tools and ERPs?

Yes. Zycus CLM offers Microsoft Word integration for authoring and redlining, connects to DocuSign, Adobe Sign and other e-signature providers, and syncs contract data with SAP, Oracle and other ERPs. Inside the suite, sourcing awards flow into contracts, supplier records stay linked, and spend analysis tracks contract coverage against actual spend.

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